Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303791800 - United Steel Erectors Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Seattle Service Location, Seattle, Wa

Inspection Nr: 303791800

Report ID: 1055320

Date Opened: 09/07/2000

Site Address:
United Steel Erectors Inc
13205 Vashon Hwy Sw
Vashon, WA 98270

Mailing Address:
Po Box 650, Clackamas, OR 97015

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/20/2000

Emphasis: L:Constr

Case Closed: 01/25/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361215338

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$100
Current Penalty	$100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$100
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	1550048301 A	12/26/2000	09/20/2000	$100	$100	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170009252

Event: 09/06/2000

Two employees fall from broken scaffold

At 3:30 p.m., Employees #1 and #2 were working on a scaffold that was supported by metal brackets welded around the inside of a water tank under construction. One of the brackets broke, and Employees #1 and #2 fell. They both sustained leg injuries, for which they were hospitalized. Prior to the accident, a coworker had welded the brackets; following the accident, the foreman was assigned responsibility for welding brackets to the tank wall.

Keywords: UNSECURED, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WATER TANK, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303791800			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	303791800			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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